Screaming Eagle Surviving Children’s Scholarship

Written by Paul Wynns

The Screaming Eagle Foundation in partnership with the Patriot Foundation offers secondary education and future use scholarship opportunities for surviving dependent children of Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell units who have been killed or severely wounded since September 11, 2001 in the Global War on Terror. 

  • Scholarships are to be used for costs of tuition, books or fees at secondary colleges, universities or vocational/technical schools
  • Each scholarship will be awarded at the current value ($2500) of this year’s secondary school scholarship awards.
  • Applicants will be notified regarding award decisions before September 1st each year. Those who did not receive a scholarship will receive an email of the results.  Recipients will receive a letter in addition to an email stating their selection and providing instructions to complete the process

The Screaming Eagles is a nickname associated with the 101st Airborne Division, an elite modular specialized light infantry division of the United States Army. The division is renowned for its role in major military operations, notably during World War II, the Vietnam War, and more recent conflicts such as those in Afghanistan and Iraq. The 101st Airborne Division's insignia features a bald ...

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Eligibility information

GRADE LEVEL
College & Graduate Students
ACADEMIC INTEREST